By: Dr. Rocco, with a little help from Mr. Hayden/Art Teacher Art Work By; OA Students My life hasn’t always been so easy. Being brought up in a pet store is a tough beginning. I think a lot of animals and people alike have tough beginnings. So I was in a pet store. small cage. […]
By: Kara Armellino/Paraprofessional Kelsey Montague is a world-renowned street artist known for her inspirational murals depicting intricate wings. She became increasingly popular after musician Taylor Swift posted a photo of herself on social media in front of one of Montague’s murals. Since then, social media has played a major role in her career, signing each
By: Scott Corbett/Principal OA’s Emotional Support Animal In my position I constantly get student requests, some still shock me. “Can you provide healthier snacks?” “Can I please wear a head covering in school to start my dreads?” Every year like clockwork, I get, “Can we please have some type of reptile?” I always spit
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By Mr. Hayden, Art Teacher & Ms. Catalano, English/History Teacher The Art is off to a running start in Ocean Academy this September. Each class has Arts integration lessons in motion already. In Mr. Hayden and Ms. Wardells S.T.E.A.M. class, students are designing and fabricating floating gardens. Finding sensible solutions to environmental problems is an excellent
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By: Shetina Barnes, M,Ed/School Social Worker Tips to Mentally and Emotionally Prepare for Back to School The start of a new school year can be stressful and overwhelming for students. Helping kids to become mentally and emotionally ready for back to school can begin at home with a few simple steps. Get back
By: John Condoleon (aka “Drama John”/Drama Teacher & Instructional Paraprofessional & Drama Teacher The last week of summer at Ocean Academy was far from ordinary. It was extraordinary. Extraordinary individuals, students and staff, participated in our annual end of the summer barbeque, complete with Mr. Corbett’s outstanding chicken sandwiches (that sauce though!), playing catch under
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By: Alysha Simmons/Instructional Para Professional One of the best things about where our beloved school is located is that we can look through the trees directly to an amusement park! So what better way to take advantage of that then a quick walk over to Blackbeard’s Cave twice this summer. The whole school gets together
By: Thomas Goldberg/History Teacher Staff members at Ocean Academy once again had the opportunity to go to Princeton University for a conference sponsored by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation focusing on infusing arts into all subject areas. Mr. Corbett, Mr. Goldberg, Ms. LaRosa, Ms. Catalano, Mr. Austin, and Mr. Hayden were all on the guest
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By: Gwen Specht/Instructional Paraprofessional On Monday, Ocean Academy enjoyed its annual trip to Old Barney. The students began the trip with a stroll down the waterfront walkway. The walkway was dotted with people out for a day of fishing. We enjoyed seeing all of the messages and initials made out of rocks on the beach.
By: Charla Cole/ Para Professional We are having a great Summer here at Ocean Academy’s ESY Program. This week we went on our annual trip to Jenkinson’s Aquarium in Point Pleasant Beach. The students and staff split up into two groups and were led on an awesome tour to see the animals and marine life.
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